The nominations for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards were announced today with Beyoncé leading the pack. The superstar artist earned nine nods in multiple categories: Best Song Written For Visual Media for “Be Alive” from the movie King Richard, Album of the Year for Renaissance, “Break My Soul” for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Dance/ Electronic Recording; with “Virgo’s Groove” up for Best R&B Performance; and “Plastic Off the Sofa” for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Bey is now tied with her husband Jay-Z for the most-nominated artist of all time, with 88, and is three wins behind classical conductor Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins ever.
Other artists at the top of the Grammy nomination list are Kendrick Lamar with eight, Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven each, and Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, and The-Dream all landing six nominations.
Nominations in the top categories are:
Record of the Year
Abba – “Don’t Shut Me Down”
Adele – “Easy on Me”
Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius – “You and Me on the Rock”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Album of the Year
Abba – Voyage
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Lizzo – Special
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Song of the Year
“ABCDEFU,” Sara Davis, Gayle and Dave Pittenger, songwriters (Gayle)
“About Damn Time,” Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin and Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film),” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“As It Was,” Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
“Bad Habit,” Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
“Break My Soul,” Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant and Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Easy on Me,” Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“God Did,” Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
“The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
For the complete list of nominees, visit grammy.com.
